Hello,
My beardie is around 8 months old. I noticed his tail is pretty crooked. I also noticed in the last month or 2, he is less fast and less agile. He struggles to turn around and when he does, he often flips over on his back. He can't flip himself back over. He needs my help flipping him over.
I feed him crickets in the morning and at night. I try to feed him salad in the afternoon. He will eat the salad 50% of the time. I put the crickets in a separate container when feeding and will sprinkle calcium in that container. My beardie will eat the calcium on its own.
The tank is a 75 gallon. I have a heat bulb (includes UVB in it as well) and a heat emitter on the hot side on top of his hammock. I have a UVB (long bulb) on the cooler side of the tank. In the last 2 months, my beardie will only stay on the hot side of the tank. He basically stays on his hammock all day long and keeps his mouth wide open under the heat lamps. The cool side typically stays around 80 and the warm side between 90 and 95. I can't seem to get it much warmer.
I have gotten a few suggestions, just looking for more. What am I doing wrong?
My beardie is around 8 months old. I noticed his tail is pretty crooked. I also noticed in the last month or 2, he is less fast and less agile. He struggles to turn around and when he does, he often flips over on his back. He can't flip himself back over. He needs my help flipping him over.
I feed him crickets in the morning and at night. I try to feed him salad in the afternoon. He will eat the salad 50% of the time. I put the crickets in a separate container when feeding and will sprinkle calcium in that container. My beardie will eat the calcium on its own.
The tank is a 75 gallon. I have a heat bulb (includes UVB in it as well) and a heat emitter on the hot side on top of his hammock. I have a UVB (long bulb) on the cooler side of the tank. In the last 2 months, my beardie will only stay on the hot side of the tank. He basically stays on his hammock all day long and keeps his mouth wide open under the heat lamps. The cool side typically stays around 80 and the warm side between 90 and 95. I can't seem to get it much warmer.
I have gotten a few suggestions, just looking for more. What am I doing wrong?